Reflection on Experiences of Registered Nurse Caring for Person Dying of Cancer in Nursing Home

Running head: REFLECTION
Reflection
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REFLECTION
1. From the perspective of the person being cared for: Johanna’s Story: When Cancer Comes
Back: https://www.sharecancersupport.org/2019/01/johannas-story/
2. From the perspective of the person closest to them:
https://www.cancer.net/sites/cancer.net/files/remembering-dad.html
3. From the perspective of a health professional caring for such a person: The Experiences of the
Registered Nurse Caring for the Person Dying of Cancer in a Nursing Home:
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1322-7696(08)60388-1

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Reporting
The following personal reflection is based on my analysis of the journal article name: The
Experiences of the Registered Nurse Caring for the Person Dying of Cancer in a Nursing Home.
The aim of the journal article is based on the identification and description of the experiences of
the registered nursing professionals who are caring for the resident at the terminal stage of cancer
in a nursing home. The thought process of the five registered nurses, who are having 12 months
of minimum experience of working as a palliative care nurse in the nursing home are studied.
The case study described about their feelings in the palliative care settings while caring for the
terminally ill cancer patient. The semi-structured in-depth interview was conducted in order to
understand the emotional thought process of the nurses (Irvin, 2000). The interview based data
reporting helped me get a detailed overview of the emotional turmoil that the nurses experience
while procuring care patients who are dying or are suffering severe illness.
Responding
Theme analysis of the unstructured interview conducted among the nurses give rise to
four major themes. The theme stated that overall experience of the nurses are loving fascinating
and at the same time is compelling and rich. The overarching experience of the nursing
professionals mainly came from the therapeutic relationship established with the patients. One of
the important finding of the study helped me to understand that the nursing professionals valued
the older adults and they also develop a meaningful relationship with them. All aspect of the
relationships was different and profound. However, one journal also highlighted that emotional
involvement of the nurses with the patents and the depression they pass through upon the death
of the patient and who this conflict while making confrontation with the personal losses. This I